The recent conference for young members in Unison showed the appetite that exists for organising around burning class issues. To channel this enthusiasm, a transformation is required across the union, putting grassroots activists in control.
Kirklees Council has been involved in a scandalous witch hunt against prominent trade unionist Paul Holmes in recent years. The latest development in this case is an outrageous data leak by the council. The labour movement must fight for justice.
Unison members at Birmingham University are taking action in a struggle for decent pay and conditions. Students and lecturers should offer their full solidarity, and join forces with striking support staff in the fight against marketisation.Â
Support staff at City of Liverpool College are preparing to take action over pay. Across the sector, further education workers are being hammered. We need national coordinated action to save our colleges. Workers and students – unite and fight!
Unison members in local government will not be joining this summer’s strike wave, after turnout in the recent ballot for action fell short. This highlights the need for activists to transform the union into a fighting weapon for members.
After years of being witch-hunted by the employers, judges have ruled against Paul Holmes – a prominent trade unionist and former Unison president. Grassroots activists must offer Paul their full solidarity.
Britain’s largest union Unison recently met for its annual conference, where the left lost overall control of the NEC. This setback highlights the need for the left to organise the rank and file for the transformation of the union, and wider society.
Delegates are meeting this week for the Unison national conference. With struggles ongoing in local government, the NHS, and schools, it is vital that Britain’s biggest public sector union rises to the challenge. This requires fighting leadership.
The Unison local government strike ballot has now opened. With other council workers, teachers, and civil servants all mobilising, the potential exists for mass coordinated action across the public sector. The unions must seize this opportunity.
As Britain’s largest public sector union, Unison has a vital role to play in the struggles taking place in health, education, and local councils. With elections underway for the union’s NEC, a recent local win for the left offers hope.
Nominations are underway for the latest NEC elections in Unison, Britain’s public sector behemoth. With the class struggle sharpening, it is vital that the left learns the lessons of recent events, and mobilises militantly to transform the union.
Staff at the Environment Agency, responsible for regulating UK waterways, are set to take action short of strike, in a struggle over pay and conditions. This must be linked to bold demands for public ownership of the country’s natural resources.